Something to Think About
a blog on end of life
Barbara is an award-winning end of life educator and hospice nurse who has worked with thousands of people in their process of dying. She was named the NHPCO Hospice Innovator...
This week we're celebrating our 2nd anniversary. As part of the celebration Helen and Jerry are sharing some of their gratitude moments each day this week.Today, Jerry offers his gratitude to...
At the Heart of Hospice we're always looking for great resources that help educate and encourage. One of the best websites for end of life education is bkbooks.com. BK Books...
A few weeks ago we had the privilege of having a conversation with Barbara Karnes, one of end of life care’s foremost authorities on death and dying. Barbara has devoted her...
My guest Barbara Karnes RN is a pioneer of the hospice movement who has been traveling the country since 1994 speaking about end-of-life issues. Her documentary film New Rules for End...
In this episode of Palliative Care Chat, Dr. McPherson talks with Ms. Barbara Karnes, RN who authored the book "Gone From My Sights.
“Am I dying?” she asked.“We think so,” I said, touching her manicured fingernails. “I am here with you.” Later, she kept her eyes closed but opened them when we talked....
Guilt seems to come with loss. We burden ourselves with questions we can never answer, with “what if ” and “why didn’t I”. We repeatedly berate ourselves with “I should...
Barbara Karnes, RN, is an internationally respected speaker, educator, author and thought leader on matters of death and dying. She is a renowned authority to explain the dying process to...
Barbara Karnes, award-winning end of life educator and nurse, has been at the bedside of hundreds of people during the dying process. Throughout her career, she has recognized that each...
While at the bedside of hundreds of people during the dying process, my guest Barbara Karnes, a Registered Nurse, noticed that each death was following a near identical script. Each...
In part one of this interview we met Barbara Karnes who spent decades working as a Registered Nurse and was present for the deaths of hundreds of people. The observations...
All of us are going to die someday. And most of us will have loved ones who will die from disease or old age before we do. In fact, some...
Longtime hospice nurse Barbara Karnes, for instance, advises those approaching their deaths to not put things off until a day or hour when they are feeling better. Assume, she suggests,...
